Hijinks Inc.

Category: Entertainment

  • Things that make all other things like it seem crappy: Part I

    Rockport Turntable

    This is Part I of a series I will post every so often showcasing products that your average person wouldn’t be able to afford, mainly electronics. I had the idea because I enjoy reading about such products, even though there isn’t the slightest chance of ever owning any of them.

    The Rockford Technologies System III Sirius Turntable definitely belongs on the list, unless you could argue that $73,750 is a reasonable price for a turntable…

    According to Forbes.com, the system weighs in at 535 pounds, not including the 50 pound air compressor “that is required to power the pneumatic suspension and which floats the plinth (the chassis of the turntable) on a cushion of air to eliminate the nasty effect of vibration.”

    From doing a search, I found that there’s actually at least one other turntable out there that’s more expensive… The Goldmund Reference II . This one has more visual appeal and weighs in at $300,000. It is quoted on bornrich.org as being the world’s most expensive. Check out more pictures after the jump.

    They’re selling a limited edition of 25 based on subscription, with a production of only 5 per year, so you better get your name on the list now if you want one.

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  • I am Iron Man

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    I am Iron Man. Those could be the lyrics of a certain Black Sabbath song, or maybe a little quip from Tony Stark. Or maybe both. You’ll have to go see the movie to find out for sure I guess.

    And that’s exactly what I did last night. In a bit of a hasty decision, I ended up going to see the movie and honestly, had mixed expectations. It looked like it could be good, but I wasn’t expecting TOO much (if you’ve ever heard me talk about the upcoming Dark Knight movie, you know I’ll probably be disappointed by the movie because the expectations are simply through the roof). Comic Book movies are usually good to go into with lower expectations, because as good as some of them have been, some have been downright painful.

    But which did Iron Man end up being? Find out after the jump (more…)

  • …on the other hand!

    Maybe I spoke to soon! Yesterday I posted about the presidential candidates and how they have put a damper on the pride that is being an American citizen. Well this story from the AP lets me know that the American people know where it’s at:

    With fears of a recession growing, many Americans are cutting back on recreation — planning shorter vacations, eating out less often, staying home instead of going to the movies.

    But they haven’t stopped buying video games: Sales jumped 57 percent in March compared with the same month last year.

    “You’d never know that the U.S. economy was under distress by looking at the video games industry sales figures,” said analyst Anita Frazier of the NPD Group, the research firm that compiles those numbers.

    Nintendo once again led the way, selling 2.7 million copies of “Super Smash Bros. Brawl.” And sales of Nintendo’s Wii jumped, as the company finally seemed able to get an adequate supply of the console into stores.

    With Nintendo’s “Mario Kart Wii” and Rockstar Games’ “Grand Theft Auto IV” still coming in April, analysts expect players to keep spending. And if consumer spending is the engine that drives the economy, gamers may be the engineers who keep the whole thing from derailing.

    That’s right, gas is either nearing or surpassed it’s all time high (depending on where you’re located), and everything else seems to be going downhill… but never let us forget the importance that is gaming!! This is just one extra reminder that I have just 1 more week until GTA is released, followed by the many hours of eye numbing madness that will ensue! Can’t wait!

  • Not so proud to be an American…

    Apparently, the presidential candidates will be appearing on WWE tonight. The 3 of them will be paraphrasing popular catch phrases from past wrestlers in recorded speeches, or smackdowns, if you will. The only one of them that got me to smile was this little diddy:

    “To the special interests who’ve been setting the agenda in Washington for too long and to all the forces of division and distraction that has stopped us from making progress, for the American people, I’ve got one question: Do you smell what Barack is cooking?”

    Yeah… how proud does that make YOU do be an American, eh?

    You can see the rest of the story over here

  • 2008 Summer Movie Releases (POWs, BIFFs, and WHAMM-Os not included) Part 4

    Alright, August is the part of the year that doesn’t REALLY count as summer anymore, so rather than just previewing the month of August, I thought I’d use this chance to simply list the movies I’m looking forward to for the remainder of the year.

    Again, be sure to see the other previews here, here, and here; and then join me after the jump! (more…)